Monday, June 1, 2026

Movies I Have Seen - 1990s (36 movies) (and counting)


37 Movies

Bull Durham. 1988, Starring Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Trey Wilson, Jenny Robertson and Tim Robbins. VHS.

Eight Men Out. 1988, Starring John Cusack and Charlie Sheen. VHS.

Mrs. Doubtfire. 1993, Starring Robin Williams, Pierce Brosnan and Sally Field. Theatre with my daughter, Charity Luther.

Flatliners. 1990, Starring Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts. VHS.

Full Metal Jacket. 1987, Starring Matthew Modine and Vincent D'Onofrio. VHS.

Sleeping With The Enemy. 1991, Starring Julia Roberts and Patrick Bergin. VHS.

The Silence of the Lambs. 1991, Starring Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Scott Glenn. VHS.

The Last Picture Show. 1971, Starring Timothy Bottoms as Sonny Crawford, Jeff Bridges as Duane Jackson, Cybill Shepherd as Jacy Farrow, Ben Johnson as Sam the Lion, Cloris Leachman as Ruth Popper, Ellen Burstyn as Lois Farrow, Eileen Brennan as Genevieve, Clu Gulager as Abilene, Sam Bottoms as Billy, Sharon Taggart as Charlene Duggs, Randy Quaid as Lester Marlow, Joe Heathcock as The Sheriff, Bill Thurman as Coach Popper, Barc Doyle as Joe Bob Blanton, Jessie Lee Fulton as Miss Mosey, Gary Brockette as Bobby Sheen, Helena Humann as Jimmie Sue, Loyd Catlett as Leroy, Robert Glenn as Gene Farrow, John Hillerman as Teacher, Janice O'Malley as Mrs. Clarg, Floyd Mahaney as Oklahoma Patrolman, Kimberly Hyde as Annie-Annie Martin, Noble Willingham as Chester, Marjorie Jay as Winnie Snips, Joye Hash as Mrs. Jackson, Pamela Keller as Jackie Lee French, Gordon Hurst as Monroe, Mike Hosford as Johnny, Faye Jordan as Nurse, Charles Seybert as Andy Fanner, Grover Lewis as Mr. Crawford, Rebecca Ulrick as Marlene, Merrill Shepherd as Agnes, Buddy Wood as Bud, Kenny Wood as Ken, Leon Brown as Cowboy in Cafe, Bobby McGriff as Truck Driver, Jack Mueller as Oil Pumper, Robert Arnold as Brother Blanton, Frank Marshall as Tommy Logan, Tom Martin as Larry, Otis Elmore as 1st Mechanic, Charles Salmon as Roughneck Driver, George Gaulden as Cowboy, Will Morris Hannis as Gas Station Man, The Leon Miller Band as Themselves, Antonia Bogdanovich as Singer and Peter Bogdanovich as DJ (voice) (also Screenplay Writer and Director). VHS, Saskatoon Apartment. Soundtrack: "Cold, Cold Heart" - Written by Hank Williams (as Hank Williams Sr.), Performed by Tony Bennett; "Give Me More, More of Your Kisses" - Written by Lefty Frizzell, Ray Price (as R. Price) and Jim Beck (as J. Beck), Performed by Lefty Frizzell; "Wish You Were Here" - Written by Harold Rome (as H. Rome), Performed by Eddie Fisher; "Slow Poke" - Written by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart and Chilton Price, Performed by Pee Wee King; "Blue Velvet" - Written by Bernie Wayne (as B. Wayne) and Lee Morris (as L. Morris), Performed by Tony Bennett; "Rose, Rose, I Love You" - Written by Wilfrid Thomas (as W. Thomas) and Chris Langdon (as C. Langdon), Performed by Frankie Laine; "You Belong To Me" - Written by Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart and Chilton Price, Performed by Jo Stafford; "A Fool Such As I" - Written by Bill Trader (as B. Trader), Performed by Hank Snow; "Please, Mr. Sun" - Written by S. Frank and R. Getzov, Performed by Johnnie Ray; "Solitaire" - Written by R. Borek, C. Nutter and K. Guion, Performed by Tony Bennett; "The Thing" - Written by Charles Randolph Grean, Performed by Phil Harris; "It's in the Book" - Written by Johnny Standley and Art Thorsen, Performed by Johnny Standley; "Why Don't You Love Me (Like You Used to Do)?" - Written by Hank Williams, Performed by Hank Williams and "Half As Much" - Written by Curley Williams, Performed by Hank Williams. Trivia: 1. Cloris Leachman's last scene in the movie was printed on the first take without any previous rehearsals. She wanted to rehearse the scene but director Peter Bogdanovich thought it would ruin the scene if it was rehearsed. Ultimately his sense of direction paid off, as Leachman won the Academy Award for her performance. 2. Cybill Shepherd's and Randy Quaid's film debut. 3. Location manager Frank Marshall doubled in the role of the football team's quarterback. 4. It was one of the first films to have used a contemporary popular music soundtrack, and for aesthetic and technical reasons it was shot in black and white, which was unusual for its time. Anachronisms: 1. The movie is set in the early 1950s, but at 50 minutes and 19 seconds in, when Sonny is driving through town at night, a car from the mid-1960s or later is briefly visible. 2. The jukebox shown several times in shots of the diner interior is a Wurlitzer 2000 model, this was not produced until 1956. 3. As Sonny drives past all of Sam the Lion's businesses (from which he has been banned), there is a brief shot out the truck's window which takes in a 1960s-vintage car parked at the curb. 4. Several scenes show television programming, however TV was not introduced to the Wichita Falls area (and Anarene) until 1953. The movie takes place in 1951-1952. 5. When Sonny and Jacy are driving to Oklahoma to get married, the highway markings are incorrect. In 1952, Texas highways were marked with a solid line down the middle of the highway with no-passing zones marked with dashed lines. 6. When the pickup pulls up in front of the house and one of the cast gets out to go into the house you can see houses in the background that are clearly late 1960s style architecturally. 7. When the boys are running in the high school gym, the basketball court has a 6 foot lane. In 1951 the lane would have been only 3 feet wide.

That Thing You Do. Starring Tom Hanks, Liv Tyler, Steve Zahn and Giovanni Ribisi. VHS.

Forrest Gump. 1994?, Starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright Penn. Theatre with Connie Luther, Jerry Sahli and Marilyn Sahli, July, 1994.

Apollo 13. 1995, Starring Tom Hanks and Bill Paxton. Theatre in Leduc, Alberta with Connie Luther, Bill Hall and Sandy Hall. 1995.

Billy Madison. 1995, Starring Adam Sandler as Billy Madison, Darren McGavin as Brian Madison, Bridgette Wilson as Veronica Vaughn, Bradley Whitford as Eric Gordon, Josh Mostel as Principal Max Anderson, Norm Macdonald as Frank, Mark Beltzman as Jack, Larry Hankin as Carl Alphonse, Theresa Merritt as Juanita, Jim Downey as Principal/Judge of the "Decathlon", Hrant Alianak as Pete, Vincent Marino as Cook, Robert Smigel as Mr. Oblaski, Chris Farley as Bus Driver (uncredited) and Steve Buscemi as Danny McGrath (uncredited). Theatre in Brandon, Manitoba with Charity, Bethany and Melanie Luther, and Charity's pen pal, Angela. Storyline: Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business. Soundtrack: Telephone Line" - Written by Jeff Lynne, Performed by Electric Light Orchestra; "ABC" - Written by Berry Gordy, Fonce Mizell (as Alphonso Mizell), Freddie Perren and Deke Richards, Performed by The Jackson Five; "I'm Not The One" - Written by Ric Ocasek (as Rick Ocasek), Performed by The Cars, Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment, by arrangement with Warner Special Products; "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" - Written by Boy George (as George O'Dowd), Jon Moss, Roy Hay and Mikey Craig (as Michael Craig), Performed by Culture Club; "Beat On The Brat" - Written and Performed by Ramones; "The Stroke" - Written and Performed by Billy Squier; "Renegade" - Written by Tommy Shaw, Performed by Styx; "Old John Braddelum" - Written by Sharon Hampson, Lois Lilienstein and Bram Morrison, Performed by Sharon, Lois & Bram; "Cheap Thrills" - Written and Produced by Robert Hackl, Performed by Flight 019; "Indora" - Written and Produced by Elton Ahi (as Elton F. Ahi); "Think About The Pit" - Written by Davis/Messex, Performed by DFL; "The Billy Madison Way" - Written by Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler, Performed by Gino; "News Bites" - Written, Performed and Produced by John Joseph Thomas and Thom Brennan, Courtesy of Plethora/Petting Zoo Records; "Billy's Victory Song" - Written by Adam Sandler and Cheryl Hardwick, Produced by Ralph Sall. Trivia: 1. All of the names on Danny McGrath's People To Kill List (except for Billy Madison) are those of the crew, directors, or producers of the movie. 2. Charles Bronson turned down the role of Billy Madison's father. Anachronism: When Eric is confronting Principal Anderson and says this is an issue from 1983, as he flips through the pages throughout the scene, you can clearly see a picture of Bret 'The Hitman' Heart in the bottom right hand corner in the magazine. Bret Hart came into mainstream wrestling much later than 1983.

The Prince of Tides. 1991, Starring Nick Nolte and Barbra Streisand. VHS.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles. 1987, Starring Steve Martin, John Candy and Catherine O'Hara. VHS.

Dave. 1993, Starring Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver. VHS.

Mr. Baseball. 1992, Starring Tom Selleck, Ken Takakura, Aya Takanashi and Dennis Haysbert. VHS.

Citizen Kane. 1941, Starring Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore. VHS.

Eight Men Out. Starring John Cusack.

Cliffhanger. 1993, Starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. VHS.

Dragonheart. 1996, Starring Dennis Quaid and David Thewlis.

Dennis the Menace. 1993, Starring Walter Matthau and Mason Gamble. VHS.

True Lies. 1994, Starring Arnold Schwarzeneger and Jamie Lee Curtis. VHS.

The Shawshank Redemption. 1994, Starring Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler and Jude Ciccolella. VHS.

Jerry Maguire. 1996, Starring Tom Cruise, Rene Zellweger and Cuba Gooding, Jr. VHS.

Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. 1989, Starring Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves. VHS.

Babe. 1995, Starring James Cromwell and Magda Szubanski. VHS.

JFK. 1991, Starring Kevin Costner and Sissy Spacek. VHS.

Gattaca. 1997, Starring Uma Thurman, Ethan Hawke and Jude Law. VHS.

As Good As It Gets. 1997, Starring Helen Hunt and Jack Nicholson. VHS.

The Truman Show. 1998, Starring Jim Carrey, Ed Harris and Laura Linney. Theatre with Connie Luther, Deb Friesen and Paul Friesen, 1998.

Breakfast at Tiffany's. 1961, Starring Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Buddy Ebsen and Mickey Rooney. VHS.

Mighty Joe Young. 1998, Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton. Theatre with Bethany Luther and Melanie Luther.

The Bone Collector. 1999, Starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. Movie Central.

Fargo. 1996, Starring Frances McDormand, Steve Buscemi and William H. Macy. VHS.

Dante's Peak. 1997, Starring Pierce Brosnan and Linda Hamilton. Television with Connie Luther.

The Matrix. 1999, Starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne. 



What mistake in a movie is so dumb that you wonder how didn’t the directors notice it?

My favorite example is in the 1996 thriller The Rock, starring Sean Connery and Nicolas Cage. [SPOILER ALERT!] The plot involves evil terrorists who have taken over the former prison of Alcatraz and are threatening to obliterate the San Francisco Bay Area with missile-launched chemical weapons. The only solution (obviously) is to get the man who escaped from Alcatraz in 1963, John Mason, a British national played by Connery, who has been languishing in solitary confinement in an undisclosed ultra-security prison for the past 33 years. Without his three-decades-old, first-hand knowledge, the FBI, CIA and whoever else, will never be able to infiltrate their target.

There is a fair bit of plot, but in the key scene, Mason is leading them through the basement of the prison when they come to an obstacle. On the right is a locked door. On the left, a weird machine described by Movies & TV Stack Exchange as a “precarious blast furnace/incinerator tunnel.” Picture large cogs that shoot out fire as they turn. Mason turns to the others and says "I memorized the timing. I just hope it hasn't been changed." Then the 66-year-old launches himself, rolling through on his side, disappearing into the churning flames. For a poignant moment, his companions think has died, but the door swings open and he beckons them in.

This leaves the viewer with three big questions: 1) Why is this blast furnace/incinerator still operating 30 years after the prison shut down? 2) Don’t the FBI and CIA have ways to open locked doors? and finally, 3) When Connery was escaping 30 years before, why did he bother memorizing the timing and risk his life rolling through flames? Why didn’t he just open the door?


Theatre in Saskatoon with Connie Luther, Deb Friesen and Paul Friesen, 1996. 





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Friday, May 1, 2026

Movies I Have Seen - May 2026 (1 movie)

 

9 Movies


The Sting. 1973, Starring 



Hollywood Suite, 3 May 2026. Soundtrack: "



Anachronisms: 

(at around 1h 50 mins) When the briefcase containing $100 bills is opened in extreme closeup, the bills have "modern, small-size" green Federal Reserve seals that are wrong for the 1930s. In that era the green seals would be much larger, and a very light green in color. In fact the bills are Series 1969B, as can be identified by the signatures of the Treasurer (Dorothy Andrews Kabis) and the Secretary of the Treasury (John B. Connally).

(at around 1h 22 mins) At the end of the Snyder-Hooker chase, as Hooker is running down the sidewalk, a red stop sign can be seen in the distance. Red stop signs did not appear until 1954. Prior to that time, stop signs were yellow.

(at around 1h 55 mins) The phone on Polk's desk is appropriate for the time, but it rings like a phone from the 1960s or later.

The white over green bus seen in many shots is a 1959 Isuzu BA 741. This same bus can be seen in Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Strange Bedfellows (1965), Night Gallery (1969), The Munsters (1964), and many others. It was used on the Universal lot for a long time.

(at around 1h 21 mins) 1950s-era aluminum tube storefront windows are visible when Snyder chases Hooker towards the 'L' station after catching him in the phone booth.

In most every scene in the diner, ketchup bottles can be seen with "lug" type caps that were not invented until the late 1960s.

There is a billboard for Ezra Brooks brand bourbon. Ezra Brooks was not made and sold until 1957.

(at around 48 mins) The deck of cards Henry uses when showing Johnny his shuffling ability are the 1970s-style Bicycle brand cards that would not have been available in the 1930s

(at around 1h 22 mins) The 43rd Street 'L' platform shows "A" and "B" stops, not introduced until WWII, and employs the Helvetica typeface, designed in 1957.

(at around 1h 21 mins) While Snyder is chasing Hooker and he makes the left under the El, there is a modern, red box truck (or emergency vehicle) to the right of the tracks. Also, the front end of a modern vehicle can be seen very briefly on the right side of the tracks, parked just ahead of the red box truck.

Most tall office buildings in night scenes are almost entirely illuminated within by fluorescent lights. This film is set in 1936. Fluorescent tube lights were invented in 1934, but were not widely sold commercially until 1938.

(at around 46 mins) The scene transition shown when the card games on the train take place shows a Pennsylvania Railroad Q1 Class streamlined locomotive. The movie action is supposed to take place in 1936. The Q1 class locomotives weren't introduced until 1943.

(at around 24 mins) There's a double yellow line in the street outside the merry-go-round, just after Hooker arrives in Chicago.


Southland Tales. 2006, Starring 


  • Dwayne Johnson as Boxer Santaros, an amnesiac action star whose life crosses paths with Krysta Now.[13] Santaros is married to Madeline Frost Santaros.[14]
  • Seann William Scott as Officer Roland Taverner / Private Ronald Taverner, identical twin brothers, one who is a kidnapped U.P.U.2 officer in Hermosa Beach, California,[13] the other who is working for the neo-Marxist group who have told him he kidnapped and drugged his brother.[14]
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar as Krysta Now / Krysta Lynn Kapowski, an adult film star who is working on creating a reality show.[13] Gellar met with Kelly and was drawn to the original ideas in his script for Southland Tales.[15]
  • Nora Dunn as Cyndi Pinziki, a porn director and principal member of USIDeath, an organization with plans to destroy US-IDENT.
  • Christopher Lambert as Walter Mung, an arms dealer who sells weapons inside an ice cream truck.
  • John Larroquette as Vaughn Smallhouse, an advisor to Senator Bobby Frost.[14]
  • Bai Ling as Serpentine, the Baron's sultry girlfriend who is seen quite often throughout the film, serving as an ambiguous character that knows more than she lets on.
  • Jon Lovitz as Bart Bookman, a violent police officer in love with Zora Carmichaels.
  • Mandy Moore as Madeline Frost Santaros, Boxer Santaros' wife and daughter of Senator Bobby Frost.
  • Holmes Osborne as Senator Bobby Frost, the father of Madeline Frost Santaros and husband of Nana Mae Frost.
  • Cheri Oteri as Zora Carmichaels, a Neo-Marxist and Bart Bookman's love interest.
  • Amy Poehler as Veronica “Dream” Mung, a Neo-Marxist activist.
  • Lou Taylor Pucci as Martin Kefauver, a young man who is drafted into military service for the Iraq War.
  • Miranda Richardson as Nana Mae Frost, the ambitious antagonist of the film, Boxer's mother-in-law and the head of US-IDENT.[14]
  • Wallace Shawn as Baron von Westphalen, a villain who uses ocean waves to create a source of power. He is the great-grandson of Jenny von Westphalen.[14]
  • Kevin Smith as Simon Theory, a legless Iraq War veteran who works for Baron von Westphalen.[16]
  • Justin Timberlake as Private Pilot Abilene, an Iraq War veteran.[17] He narrates the film and also mimes a musical number.[14]

Wood Harris appears as Neo-Marxist activist Dion Element. Zelda Rubinstein, Beth Grant and Curtis Armstrong portray Dr. Katarina Kuntzler, Dr. Inga Von Westphalen and Dr. Soberin Exx, respectively, all being members of the baron's entourage. Will Sasso plays Fortunio Balducci, while Janeane Garofalo appears as General Teena MacArthur, whose scenes only appear in the Cannes Cut.[18][19] Eli Roth cameos as a man who is shot by US-IDENT while on the toilet.


Hollywood Suite, 4 May 2026. Soundtrack: "



The Housemaid. 2025, Starring 


  • Sydney Sweeney as Wilhelmina "Millie" Calloway, a housemaid with a criminal record
  • Amanda Seyfried as Nina Winchester, a wealthy woman who hires Millie
  • Brandon Sklenar as Andrew Winchester, Nina's husband
  • Michele Morrone as Enzo Accardi, an Italian groundskeeper
  • Elizabeth Perkins as Evelyn Winchester, Andrew's mother
  • Indiana Elle as Cecelia "Cece" Winchester, Nina's daughter
    • Hope Grant as infant CeCe
  • Amanda Joy Erickson as Suzanne, a local housewife
  • Megan Ferguson as Jilianne, a local housewife
  • Ellen Tamaki as Patrice, a local housewife
  • Don DiPetta as Officer Jenkins
  • Lamar B. Slaughter as Officer Stanley
  • Alaina Surgener as Amanda, a local housemaid
  • Alexandra Seal as Jessica Connors, a policewoman
  • Brian D. Cohen as Detective Smythe
  • Ellen Adair as Lisa Killefer, a wealthy woman who interviews Millie in the epilogue


Crave, 5 May 2026. Soundtrack: "



Patton. 1970, Starring 



Hollywood Suite, 6 May 2026, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



Anachronisms: 

Patton is shown having read a book, "The Tank in Attack", by his adversary, Erwin Rommel. The book "Panzer greift an" was however never finished by Rommel. Most of what was to be in "The Tank in Attack" can be found in the book "The Rommel Papers", which is made from notes and diary entries by Field Marshal Rommel during the Africa campaign.

The tanks used in the major battle scene in North Africa are post-war tanks. On the German side the M48 tank (1953) was used and on the American side the M41 Walker Bulldog (1953), M46 Patton (1949) and (mostly) M47 Patton tanks (1952). The M46, M47 and M48 were all named "Patton" in recognition of his mastery of tank warfare.

Some of the U.S. vehicles in the North Africa and Sicily scenes are shown with the insignia of a white star within a circle. The circle was not added until just before the invasion of mainland Italy in September 1943.

Germany is already divided to East and West Germany in the map of Europe seen in the headquarters, and all other national borders are post WWII.

This movie makes use of the real WWII Jeeps - the MB, GPW; manufactured by Willys & Ford from 1941 - 1945 as well as the first civilian Jeep vehicle, the CJ-2A produced in 1945. The CJ came with a tailgate, side-mounted spare tire, larger headlights, an external fuel cap and many more items that its military predecessors did not include. This "goof" is common in WWII movies.

When General Smith meets with General Patton in London, Smith is wearing what is supposed to be the S.H.A.E.F. (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces) shoulder patch. He is in fact wearing the US Army Europe patch which came out after WWII and is almost exactly the same in design, except the background of the S.H.A.E.F. patch is black and the U.S. Army Europe patch has a blue background.

A Cadillac M37 self propelled gun is shown in use in North Africa. The M37 did not see service until the Korean War.

One of the planes seen in the film is a Cessna L-19 Bird Dog, which first flew in 1950.

An M44 155mm self propelled howitzer is passed by Patton's staff car in France at one point. The M44, based on the M41 Walker Bulldog, did not enter production until 1953

1948 Packard Custom Eight in front of headquarters.

Numerous M41 Walker Bulldog light tanks are used throughout the film, standing in for both M4 Shermans and M24 Chaffee light tanks (entered service in 1944). The M41 Walker Bulldog, named after General Walton Walker - killed in a Jeep accident in Korea, 1950 - entered production in 1951, and first saw service in 1953, seeing limited service in Korea and fully replacing the M24 Chaffee shortly afterwards.

In the Moroccan Parade scene, the submachine guns carried by the soldiers are MAT-49s, adopted by the French Army in 1950.

General Bradley's command center is towed by a 1964 Mack B-61.

At 2:08:46 in the movie, during the congestion at a crossroads there is a close up of the chaos. A soldier with rolled up sleeves can be seen standing on the hood and fender of a Command Car number 378(?)554 holding what appears to be an M14 Rifle. This weapon is a modified M1 Garand, and is visibly similar to the M1 Carbine used in WWII except that it is bulkier, the sling is attached to the bottom of the butt with a swivel, and the magazine is larger than that of the M1 Carbine due to the longer ammunition it uses. The M14 came into use in the 1957, and not during WWII.

When Bradley and staff review the wreckage of the Battle of Kasserine Pass at the start of the film, they are shown wearing the "AF" shoulder patch of Allied Forces Headquarters. This patch was not issued until mid-1943. The battle took place in February 1943.

During the tank battle with Rommel, two of the long distance shots of the German tanks (taken from Patton's perspective) show a tall broadcast tower in the distance.

Patton and members of his staff are shown wearing Bronze Star Medals at the award ceremony in Morocco in 1943. While the Bronze Star was retroactively awarded back to 1941, it was only first authorized in 1944.

The opening speech is supposed to be George S. Patton's famous speech(es) to the 3rd Army prior to D-Day (6/6/44); he is wearing 4 stars, but was not promoted to a 4 star general until April 14, 1945.

When the British drive through Algiers, a VW Type 2 van can be seen in the background. The Type 2 started production in 1950. Later, when Patton speeches in Knutsford, a red 1960's truck (lorry) drives by in the background.

When the locals celebrate the US Army taking Palermo many of the crowd extras are wearing modern (1960s) clothes and hairstyles.


Sunshine. 2007 (British), Starring 


  • Cillian Murphy as Robert Capa, the physicist who operates the massive stellar-bomb device. Murphy described the character of Capa as a silent outsider, which was due to the fact that only Capa understood the operation and true scale of the bomb.[4] Murphy worked with physicist Brian Cox,[5] who praised Murphy's performance as "brilliant" and a "great portrayal as a physicist",[6] to learn about advanced physics, touring the CERN facility and learning to copy physicists' mannerisms.[7] The actor also studied the thriller The Wages of Fear (1953) with Boyle to gain an understanding of the type of suspense that Boyle wanted to create in the film.[8] Murphy said that his involvement in the film caused him to change his views on religion from agnosticism to atheism.[7][9]
  • Chris Evans as James Mace, the engineer. Evans described his character Mace as one with a military family and background. Mace has a dry and morally uncomplicated personality. Said Evans, "[He] has a very level head which enables him to operate fairly coherently under pressure-filled situations."[10]
  • Rose Byrne as Cassie, the space vessel's pilot. Byrne was chosen by the director for her role in Troy (2004).[11] Byrne described Cassie as the most emotional member of the crew, "wearing her heart on her sleeve". Byrne considered Cassie's role among the crew was to possess an even temperament, which helps her last the journey.[10]
  • Michelle Yeoh as Corazon, the biologist who takes care of the ship's "oxygen garden". Boyle cast Yeoh based on her performance in Tomorrow Never Dies (1997),[10] and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).[12] Yeoh described her character as more spiritual, explaining Corazon's background as an "Asian influence or that she's always constantly surrounded by organic things – she's very grounded and more down-to-earth."[13]
  • Cliff Curtis as Searle, the ship's doctor and psychological officer. He is obsessed with the Sun and how it looks when staring at it without any type of protection. The role of Searle was originally written to be a "slightly stiff" British character.[10] Curtis was drawn to the role based on the script and also expressed interest in working with the director.[14] Boyle was familiar with Curtis from Training Day (2001) and Whale Rider (2002),[15] and Curtis's audition appealed to Boyle strongly enough to cast the actor as Searle.[10] Curtis initially foresaw an esoteric approach for his character, but he later pursued a military and scientific approach based on the seriousness of the mission. The actor also compared Searle to the character of Pinbacker, noting their similarities and differences: "[Searle] would sacrifice those beliefs and views, his life, for the greater good, whereas Pinbacker, who's come to a place he believes is right, would sacrifice the world for his beliefs. They're two sides of the same coin."[14]
  • Troy Garity as Harvey, the communications officer and second-in-command. Garity's previous work was unknown to Boyle, but the director was impressed enough with the actor upon meeting him that he cast Garity. Garity described the character of Harvey as the only crew member who misses his family back home on Earth and attempts to hide the fact.[10]
  • Hiroyuki Sanada as Kaneda, the ship's captain. The script originally had an American captain, but Boyle changed the nationality to Japanese after studying the opinions of scientists and space experts.[16] Boyle saw Sanada in The Twilight Samurai (2002), and director Wong Kar-wai recommended the actor to Boyle when the latter sought someone to cast as the Asian captain of the ship.[17] Sanada's character was originally called Kanada, but he asked Boyle to change the name to Kaneda, a more natural Japanese name. The character was Sanada's second English-language role in cinema, and Sanada learned different forms of English, depending on the circumstances. Sanada's base English language had a British dialect, and when the actor recited official statements as Kaneda, the dialect was official English. In communicating with other characters as Kaneda, Sanada spoke with an American English accent to reflect the fictional situation of the character training with the rest at NASA.[16]
  • Benedict Wong as Trey, the navigator. Boyle saw Wong in Dirty Pretty Things (2002). Wong's character, Trey, was a child prodigy who created a computer virus that brought down one-sixth of the world's computers. As a result, Trey is recruited into the space program so his genius could be applied more beneficially.[10]
  • Chipo Chung as the voice of "Icarus", the on-board computer of the spacecraft Icarus II possesses a "natural-language" communication interface, allowing the crew to ask questions, give orders, and receive status updates and warnings verbally, as if they were talking to a human. Indeed, the ship itself is a major character in the movie. This was Chung's first named film role.[18]
  • Mark Strong as Pinbacker, the murderous captain of Icarus I, the first ship that was sent to reignite the Sun. Pinbacker was inspired by the character of Sergeant Pinback from Dark Star.[19] The character's disfiguring burns were influenced by the injuries suffered by F1 driver Niki Lauda.[20] Boyle described the character of Pinbacker as a representation of fundamentalism.[21] The director also described the potentially unrealistic presence of Pinbacker as an example of something that breaks the pattern of realism, similar to his scene in Trainspotting (1996) in which Ewan McGregor's character dives into a toilet.[22]
  • Paloma Baeza as Capa's sister.


Hollywood Suite, 7 May 2026. Soundtrack: "



It Ends With Us. 2024, Starring 



Crave, 9 May 2026. Soundtrack: "



12 Monkeys. 1995, Starring 



Hollywood Suite, 13 May 2026, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "



Trivia: 

The film takes place in 1917, 1990, 1996 and 2035. 

David Morse also plays Bruce Willis' nemesis in 16 Blocks (2006).


Anachronism: 

In one scene at the psychiatric hospital in 1990, one of the guards is reading a newspaper from the Weekly World News, a tabloid which published mostly fictional "news" stories in the United States from 1979 to 2007, known for its outlandish cover stories often based on supernatural or paranormal themes. The copy the guard is reading includes the character "Bat Boy", who made his first appearance in the tabloid in 1992.


Jumper. 2008, Starring 



Hollywood Suite, 15 May 2026. Soundtrack: "



The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart. 2020 (HBO), Starring 


Rest of cast listed alphabetically


HBO, 24 May 2026, with Dr. Connie Luther. Soundtrack: "




































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